American Indian Life in Texas Unit Test

This question has two parts.

This excerpt describes the Comanche Indian group.

The Comanche moved into Texas in the early 1700s. They were a nomadic group of people who came from the northern Great Plains. They followed the great buffalo herds as they moved through the plains for grassland. The Comanche used every part of the buffalo, often making clothing, tools, and blankets.

They also made teepees from long poles covered with buffalo hides. When the Spanish brought horses to North America, the Comanche quickly learned how to use the animal to hunt buffalo. They were swift hunters and fighters on horseback.

Part A

Based on the excerpt, which natural resource was the most important for the Comanche?

• A. rivers

• B. grasslands

• C. trees

• D. buffalo

This question has two parts.

This excerpt describes the Comanche Indian group.

The Comanche moved into Texas in the early 1700s. They were a nomadic group of people who came from the northern Great Plains. They followed the great buffalo herds as they moved through the plains for grassland. The Comanche used every part of the buffalo, often making clothing, tools, and blankets.

They also made teepees from long poles covered with buffalo hides. When the Spanish brought horses to North America, the Comanche quickly learned how to use the animal to hunt buffalo. They were swift hunters and fighters on horseback.

Part B

Which statement provides evidence for the answer to Part A?

• A. The Comanche moved into Texas in the early 1700's.

• B. They were a nomadic group of people who came from the northern Great Plains.

• C. The Comanche used every part of the buffalo, often making clothing, tools, and blanketes.

• D. They were swift hunters and fighters on horseback.

Which of the following BEST explains the possible origin of American Indian groups in Texas and North America?

• A. They came in boats from France and Germany.

• B. They walked across the land bridge now called the Bering Strait.

• C. They rode horses from Central America to Mexico

• D. They developed here from earlier species.

Because of their location on the Great Plains, the Tonkawas, Apaches, Comanches, and Kiowas depended

on —

• A. mining gold

• B. growing rice

• C. catching fish

• D. hunting buffalo

Karankawas

• Depended on fishing

• Often traveled by canoe

• Used oyster shells as tools

Based on information in the list, what type of region had the Karankawa people adapted to?

• A. coastal

• B. desert

• C. mountain

• D. plains

Which American Indian culture does the following list describe?

• Migrated to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Northern Mexico from the Great Lakes region

• Invited to settle in Texas by Spanish colonial leaders

• Fled to Mexico in large numbers following violent encounters with white settlers

• Continued to preserve traditional way of life

• Officially granted land in Texas in late 20th century

• A. Eskimo

• B. Hopi

• C. Kickapoo

• D. Sioux

The Caddo people of East Texas lived in a region of mostly —

• A. canyons

• B. deserts

• C. mountains

• D. woods

Which American Indian culture does the list below describe?

• Migrated to Texas from the southeastern part of North America

• Have a reservation in East Texas, established in 1854

• Permitted to stay in Texas when other American Indian groups were forced to move out of the state

• A. Alabama-Coushatta

• B. Cherokee

• C. Comanche

• D. Nez Perce

Which American Indian group still lives in west Texas?

• A. Apaches

• B. Cadoos

• C. Karankawas

• D. Tiguas

In what type of region did the Pueblo people live?

• A. desert

• B. forest

• C. marsh

• D. mountain